Most of those monuments were erected in the last 50 years, many in the last decade, and they were put there to remind people of the system of white supremacy th

Most of those monuments were erected in the last 50 years, many in the last decade, and they were put there to remind people of the system of white supremacy that exists right now, today. Not 100 years ago. And the fact that you can just kick back with some chill people and ignore it speaks volumes about you, and your insulation from the real world. Some people are not so lucky.